Lisa Leiter is an award-winning broadcast and print journalist with nearly two decades of experience reporting on regional and national business topics. She is currently the writer, producer and anchor of the Entrepreneurs in Action video series. Prior to Crain's, Ms. Leiter was the Chicago correspondent for Bloomberg Television and CNN Financial News.

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Tom Gimbel, President and CEO, LaSalle Network

Tom Gimbel is the CEO of staffing and recruiting firm LaSalle Network, which he founded in 1998. The company has grown 900% in the past decade, landing the company on the Inc. list of Fastest Growing Private Companies in America for the past six years. Gimbel was named a Crain's 40 under 40 in 2009 and was inducted into the Chicago area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame in 2010. Gimbel is also on the Board of Directors of the Starlight Children's Foundation and an active member of the Young Presidents' Organization and Entrepreneurs' Organization.

Phil Nevels, COO and Co-founder, Power2Switch

Phil Nevels is co-founder and COO of Power2Switch, a website that enables electricity customers to comparison shop for providers. Prior to Power2Switch, Nevels worked for Accenture where he implemented technology solutions at Fortune 500 clients and also helped build the Chicago office for Orchestria, a late-stage startup. Power2Switch, a member of the Excelerate Labs class of 2011, was named one of the Top 10 Up-and-Comers at the Chicago Innovation Awards and one of five startups selected to participate in the 2011 Clinton Global Initiative.

Terri Rogers, Founder & Chief NoOodlist, The NoOodle Company

Terri Rogers is the founder and CEO of NoOodle, which makes a no-calorie, gluten-free pasta alternative. The company has sold millions of bags of NoOodles since it started nearly three years ago at retailers nationwide. Rogers, a self-taught chef, previously owned the Highland Park eatery, Lincolnshire Gourmet, where she first experimented with the NoOodle. Prior to that, Rogers was vice president of sales for Supermarket Representatives, a national marketer of wholesale, non-durable goods, where she grew regional sales to more than $13 million.